]]>Mon, 18 Feb 2013 22:42:25 +0000http://www.oldversion.com.ru/windows/divx-6-4-1DivX 6.7.0.6http://www.oldversion.com.ru/windows/divx-6-7-0-6
- Official DivX 1080HD profileThe 1080HD profile assures playback of DivX video on certified devices such as DVD players and cameras.- Support for interlaced video and bi-directional codingUnder 1080HD profile and Unconstrained mode, it is now possible to use bi-directional and interlace coding in combination, leading to improved compression for 1080i video.- Support for custom aspect ratiosThe ability to support additional aspect ratios allows transcoding of common HD formats such as HDV, DVCPRO and AVCHD without adjusting the picture aspect.- Easy picture format conversionsUsing the "Resize to width" resize mode or the auto-compute "Format out" options makes converting between pixel aspect ratios a snap.

]]>Mon, 18 Feb 2013 22:37:37 +0000http://www.oldversion.com.ru/windows/divx-play-7-2-0-19DivX Play 8.0http://www.oldversion.com.ru/windows/divx-play-8-0-2
# New* Introducing DivX To Go!> Transfer videos to a DivX Certified DVD Player, Blu-ray Player, TV or PlayStation® 3 in a few easy steps> Burns videos to a CD/DVD or copies them to a USB drive> Ensures videos are formatted properly to play on DivX device* Device Pane:> Add and manage DivX devices in the new device pane.> Easily drag and drop files from the video library to a device for transfer with DivX To Go* Native support for playback of MP4 and MOV files (with H.264 and AAC audio)* Auto-chapter points: Quickly jump to a scene in a video with the automatically created chapter points.* Official support for Windows 7

# Improved:

* Updated Video Library:> Automatically adds files played or that are in the default video folder to the video library> Allows you to customize column options> Contains new managed video lists like Recently Watched and Purchased* The DivX Plus Player has an updated UI for better navigation and feature support

]]>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000http://www.oldversion.com.ru/windows/divx-7-0DivX 8.0http://www.oldversion.com.ru/windows/divx-8-0
# New* Introducing DivX To Go!> Transfer videos to a DivX Certified DVD Player, Blu-ray Player, TV or PlayStation® 3 in a few easy steps> Burns videos to a CD/DVD or copies them to a USB drive> Ensures videos are formatted properly to play on DivX device* Device Pane:> Add and manage DivX devices in the new device pane.> Easily drag and drop files from the video library to a device for transfer with DivX To Go* Native support for playback of MP4 and MOV files (with H.264 and AAC audio)* Auto-chapter points: Quickly jump to a scene in a video with the automatically created chapter points.* Official support for Windows 7

# Improved:

* Updated Video Library:> Automatically adds files played or that are in the default video folder to the video library> Allows you to customize column options> Contains new managed video lists like Recently Watched and Purchased* The DivX Plus Player has an updated UI for better navigation and feature support

DivX® MPEG-4 file format. DivX Pro includes support for the new DivX® MPEG-4 file format. It is able to decode and encode fully compliant MPEG-4 files.

Smaller file sizes. The advanced techniques and tools of DivX Pro mean that the same visual quality can be achieved at up to 41% smaller file sizes than DivX 4.x. This represents up to an additional 25% improvement over DivX 5.0.

Integrated video encoding tools. DivX Pro includes built-in video encoding tools that are tightly integrated with the core codec. De-interlacing, resizing, cropping, and intelligence inverse telecine and deinterlacing tools are included in the software. These are commonly used tools that would normally have to be provided by separate applications. Integrating these tools directly into DivX Pro provides for faster performance and better results.

Pre-processing. DivX Pro includes patent-pending noise reduction pre-processing algorithms that can dramatically improve the compression performance on video sources that normally contain a lot of noise such as older movies.

Psychovisual modeling. DivX Pro includes psychovisual modeling, an advanced technique that takes into account knowledge about how the Human Visual System (HVS) works to compress moving video images into much smaller sizes without a loss of video quality. Expect up to 20% smaller file sizes from using this feature.

Bi-directional encoding (B-frames). Full support for bi-directional encoding (B-frames). Using this feature will improve compression ratios and produce equivalent visual quality at smaller file sizes.

Global motion compensation. Global motion compensation provides special encoding tools to deal with common panning and zooming sequences within video sources. The GMC functionality allows these types of sequences to be compressed must more effectively.

Data partitioning. DivX Pro includes support for data partitioning, where the software organizes the video data differently in the video stream, making the video stream more resilient to transmission errors when it is broadcast over lossy networks.

Advanced support for existing encoding applications. All the advanced new features of DivX Pro are designed to work immediately with existing video encoding applications and

The encoder GUI has been redesigned for ease-of-use and better functional grouping.

A Feedback Window Lite with real-time encoding information. You can expand the Feedback Window Lite into the full Encoder Feedback Window at the click of a button, and then collapse it again when you want.

The Encoder Feedback Window now has fixed dimensions and it is possible to scroll the video preview area for large video resolutions.

DivX 6 codec includes full support for the DivX Media Format and enables access to DivX Media Format features for DivX media (.divx) files in popular media players. Look for the DivX icon near the clock on your taskbar to select special features whenever you play a DivX media file.

A new encoder preset option allows you to quickly configure the encoder based upon your preference for encoding speed and video quality

The DivX community codec replaces the current free version of DivX, offering a wider range of performance and quality options for free through encoder presets

Multithreaded resize filters have been added for improved performance on all HyperThreaded (HT), dual CPU (SMP) and dual core processors

A new \"Enhanced multithreading\" option capable of increasing encoding rate depending on system configuration and encoding environment

A new \"Enhance texture\" psychovisual enhancement method that improves picture details around keyframes and reduces the appearance of stray blocks under fast motion when encoding at lower bitrates

MMX optimizations for the MPEG quantization method

The DivX decoder can anonymously check for updates to the DivX codec, ensuring you are always notified of newer versions

Fixed:

Fixed a problem where multiple instances of the feedback window would cause the encoder to fail

Fixed a problem where very old DivX 5.0 content might not be decoded correctly

The encoder GUI now adapts to screen resolutions of 800x600 or lower

Changed

Bitrate modulation for multipass nth pass encoding is now preset at an optimal value for quality. As a result, this option has been removed from the user interface

The DivX Pro 6 month trial has been replaced by a 15 day trial, which can be started from the DivX encoder GUI, rather than during installation. This is because a much wider range of features are now available for free in the community codec. Previously installed 6 month trials will be honored.

Two de-interlacing methods are available:
1) When de-interlacing is enabled but the advanced
hardware overlay is disabled, de-interlacing will
be performed in software and the frame rate will
remain unchanged. For example, if the DivX video is
30 frames/60 fields per second, then you will see
30 de-interlaced frames per second.
2) When de-interlacing and the advanced hardware
overlay are both enabled, de-interlacing will be
performed by your video hardware and the frame rate
will be doubled. For example, if the DivX video is
30 frames/60 fields per second, then you will see
60 de-interlaced frames per second.
De-interlaceing is enabled by default after installation.

Note: It is not possible to compare this search method with the normal operation of DivX Codec 6.6 or prior. The experimental search does additional work and therefore is naturally slower. We’re enabling it so that comparisons between the Penryn using SSE4 and older processors using the equivalent SSE2 routine are possible.
Fixed:

The VFW decoder did not render frames for certain bitstreams when post-processing was disabled

Fixed decoding b-frames for clips with data partitioning

Fixed a small motion compensation error in b-frames when using quarter pixel estimation

Fixed a VLD issue that could cause blocks to appear in the decoded picture

Added several new options to the codec properties dialog that allow users to tweak settings for smoother playback and improved support for some video cards.

Added a \"Smooth Playback\" option. Turning this off will allow B-frame encoded content to playback with lower CPU usage. However, enabling this option will introduce a 1 frame delay in the decoder (because of buffering), which may cause the last frame of the video to not be displayed.

Added a \"YUV Extended\" mode option. When selected, the codec will attempt to use YV12 mode to decode the video. This is the fastest way to decode DivX content, but the drawback is that brightness/contrast/saturation controls cannot be used in this mode and are disabled.

Added an \"Overlay Extended\" mode. Selecting this will cause the filter to try to display video using the hardware overlay instead of the software overlay. The hardware overlay is much faster, but may not be supported on some video cards. When this mode is enabled, DirectShow-based player applications will be unable to open more than one window at a time.

Added a \"Double Buffering\" option. Enabling this will force the video card to allocate a second buffer for the video playback. This will increase the smoothness of the video playback, but may not be supported on low-end video cards with less than 8 MB of RAM.

Added a \"Film Effect\" option. This is a warming filter that when enabled will add film noise to the decoded picture. This may increase the perceived visual quality of the picture, especially if you are used to watching film. It\'s a personal preference, however, so use it if you want.

Added a hidden \"Force Color Mode\" control. You can manually set the registry key \"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\DivXNetworks\\Force Color Mode\" in the Windows Registry and assign it a number from 1 to 7. This will force the video card to use a particular color mode, depending upon the value. This is only necessary in rare circumstances to solve video card problems. Supported color modes:

1: YV12.

2: YUY2.

3: YUYV.

4: RGB32.

5: RGB24.

6: RGB555.

7: RGB565.

Improved:

The default psychovisual modeling settings are tweaked slightly. This should decrease blockiness in black regions and flat areas in the video content.

Optimized the decoder so that it more consistently plays back video, particularly on lower-end CPUs. (A P-III 466 MHz machine can play real-time, 640x480 video with B-frames and GMC at 80% CPU load.).

The paid version of DivX Pro now includes a separate registration and activation application called \"Register DivX Pro.exe\". This will give users that are having trouble activating the software a more straightforward way to register and enter their serial number. The existing registration scheme (where the codec prompts you to register the first time to encode vide) continues to work.

The adware version of DivX Pro includes an updated integration with the GAIN ad-support software. This new version improves the uninstall process and prevents some circumstances where the GAIN software would remain installed even after DivX Pro was uninstalled.

Fixed:

Fixed a bug where the activation of the paid version of DivX Pro was not possible on some hardware configurations. Some users have been unable to activate their paid DivX Pro versions since version 5.0. We identified the hardware configurations that were causing the problems and have integrated a new activation library into DivX Pro. If you haven\'t been able to activate DivX Pro previously, give it another try now.

Fixed a lot of memory leaks in the encoder. This should prevent the codec from slowing down gradually during a long encode.

Version 5.0.1 encoded 7% slower than 5.0. DOH! Not sure how that happened. This has been fixed and version 5.0.2 is as fast as version 5.0.

Fixed a problem where the trace_b.txt log file would be written out during encodes which would take up significant disk space. The log file is no longer written.

Fixed a problem where the MP4 Creator would not work on files that included B-frames. The MP4 Creator should now work with all DivX 5.x files.

Fixed a bug where the right macroblock would not be displayed with the custom brightness/contrast settings. This would cause a dark or light \"band\" of video on the right side of the screen.

Fixed a bug that would cause playback problems when the seek bar was moved back and forth quickly. This same bug some cause bad frames to be displayed at the beginning of some content when playing back video in Windows Media Player. This should no longer happen.

Fixed a bug where the \"Decoder Configuration\" application would crash when run on Windows 98. The application should now run properly. (Yes, we know we said we fixed this in 5.0.1, but we really fixed it this time.).

A \"field order\" check box was added to the \"All frames are telecine\" option in the IVTC inverse telecine (3:2 pulldown) mode. This allows the codec to be used with video capture cards that have their fields reversed (i.e., top field first instead of bottom field first). Checking this box tells the codec to take this reversed field order into account during the IVTC process.

Improved the workaround for a DirectShow bug that causes the requested bitrate to not be respected by the codec during one-pass encoding. This affects applications (such as video capture applications) that use the DivX DirectShow interface to access the codec. This problem is due to a bug in DirectShow, not in DivX itself, but we have a workaround that should solve the problem.

Updated the inverse telecine (3:2 pulldown) thresholds to do a better job of catching all combing artifacts. Previously, some interlacing artifacts could get through the IVTC process, but this is not true any more.

Fixed:

Fixed a bug where the use of crop and resize functions would cause garbled output in both AVI and DivX files. The crop and resize functions no longer cause visual artifacts.

Fixed a bug where VirtualDub would crash and/or disappear after the first pass when using resize and crop features. This no longer happens.

Fixed a problem where crop and resize settings would not remain between the first and second passes during two-pass encoding. The settings now remain as they should.

Fixed an issue where bilinear resize would not always work properly. Bilinear resize should now work with no problems.

Fixed a problem where the resize function would crash when expanding the source content.

Fixed an issue where the Intelligent IVTC and two-pass encoding modes would not work properly when used together.

Fixed a problem where \"All Frames Interlace\" would not always work properly.

Fixed a bug that caused global motion compensation (GMC) to produce artifacts on top of the picture during encoding.

Fixed a bug where using data partitioning and GMC together would produce visual artifacts in the encoded video. This no longer happens.

Fixed a bug where the divx.dll library would not decode DivX 3.x content properly. This affected applications like VirtualDub that use the VfW interface to use DivX. The problems this caused, such as blank frames, are now fixed.

Fixed a bug where basic deinterlace functionality would cause the codec to crash on Pentium 4 processors.

Fixed a problem where using data paritioning and psychovisual modeling together would produce severe visual artifacts. These settings can now be used together.

Fixed an issue where encoding content with resolutions not divisible by 16 would cause purple and pink artifacts to appear in the encoded content. These artifacts no longer appear. You can now encode content that has resolutions divisible by 4 or 8, however we still strongly recommend encoding only content with resolutions divisible by 16, as the 4 and 8 dimensions will not encode as efficiently. (There remains a known issue about resolutions divisible by 2.)

Fixed a bug where the DirectShow filter would not use the overlay properly with Matrox Millennium video cards on Windows 2000. It now works properly.

Changed:

Changed the \"Intelligent IVTC\" mode to \"All frames are telecine.\" The mode now only processes sources that are completely telecine\'d and not hybrid sources. (The codec can still handle hybrid sources that are partially interlaced and partially progressive.) We found that processing hybrid telecine sources is impossible without tighter control of the encoding application. We will work to add this functionality back into a future release.